UnStuff America! Podcast

#32 Focus on small changes + love something that matters suggests Courtney Carver

Courtney Carver is the founder of bemorewithless.com and minimalist fashion challenge Project 333. She joined the show from her home in Salt Lake City where she went from a 2,000 SF house and tons of debt to a 900 SF apartment debt- and stress-free. Courtney's diagnosis with MS was her wake up call but she makes it clear that everyone gets wake up calls all the time. She grabbed onto the idea of loving something that matters and to focus on the small changes you can make each day. To learn more about “The Most Organized Man in America,” visit andrewmellen.com.

#31 Uncluttered communication—no is a complete sentence and other mindset shifts

Many people find direct communication challenging. They are afraid that saying what they want will upset others and they will be viewed as selfish, mean or indifferent. What other people think of you is none of your business—which doesn’t give you license to be a jerk and does give you permission to tell the truth. To learn more about “The Most Organized Man in America,” visit andrewmellen.com.

#30 What are you waiting for? Give yourself permission and stop waiting for inspiration

If you find yourself waiting for the perfect moment to begin a project or take an action, you may be waiting a very long time. Now is the perfect time to begin anything you’ve been deferring action on. You don’t need anyone else to give your permission and you definitely do not need to wait for inspiration … it may never come. When it comes to physical clutter, if you didn’t want to deal with it when you were creating it, it seems unlikely you’ll want to deal with it now as well. Exercise a little agency and eat the frog. To learn more about “The Most Organized Man in America,” visit andrewmellen.com.

#29 Multitasking doesn't exist ... even if you think it's your superpower

Multitasking doesn’t exist – it’s one of the 200 lies you tell each day*. You can do things sequentially but you can’t do them simultaneously. All you need to remember is that you can’t bake a cake and perform open heart surgery at the exact same time. Here are a few links to some brain science which proves this:

http://bit.ly/multitaskingscience1

http://bit.ly/multitaskingscience2

http://bit.ly/multitaskingscience3

What does exist is a simple, direct way to shift between tasks with agency – and without story or a bunch of cluttered thinking slowing you down and delaying your transitions. To learn more about “The Most Organized Man in America,” visit andrewmellen.com.

 

* See episode #7: 200 Lies ... and counting! 

 

#28 Reverend angel Kyodo Williams talks about totems, tokens and always coming from a seat of love

Clutter, disorganization and too much stuff are choking America and enslaving our citizens. We’re told that consumer confidence is the key to a robust economy but many of us rack up devastating debt while others are caught in a dead-end struggle trying to stay afloat. More stuff is not the answer. We could blame big business and government for laying the perfect trap, but buyer (or consumer) beware. Take personal responsibility AND set yourself free. Then use your freedom to radically influence the national debate on every level. Don’t drain the swamp, Unstuff America!

Whether teaching meditation and mindfulness or preparing for a move, Rev. angel Kyodo williams is in search of both mutable and unmutable, universal truths. She shares with us her unwaivering belief that every action needs to be seated in love for it to be effective and without harm. And she finds simple, profound and amusing similarities between her practice and work and Andrew's mission to unstuff America by engaging citizens where they are most visibly stuck on stuff—physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. To learn more about "the most organized man in America, visit andrewmellen.com.